May 10, 2004 06:02
20 yrs ago
日本語 term
どうと思います (Japanese grammar)
日本語 から 英語
芸術/文学
言語学
Somebody asked me which of the following two sentences is correct regarding the use of と. Both seem correct to me and I can't differentiate. Can anybody help?
1. テレビ番組についてどうと思いますか。
2. テレビ番組についてどう思いますか。
1. テレビ番組についてどうと思いますか。
2. テレビ番組についてどう思いますか。
Proposed translations
(英語)
| 5 +5 | What do you think about them? |
Dave REESE
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| 5 +4 | ２ |
Langaid (X)
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| 5 | "What do you think?" |
Dave REESE
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Proposed translations
+5
29分
日本語 term (edited):
�ǂ��Ǝv���܂� (Japanese grammar)
Selected
What do you think about them?
Your second option (どう思います？）is correct. You should only use the particle と in a case like this to indicate an exact thought, or quote. For example, if you say どうと思います？、what you are really asking is, "Do you think ”どう”？”But since you are asking, "What do you think about them?", then the correct phrase is どう思います？ I hope this helps you!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all who replied. Yes, my first hunch was (2) too. But doing a search regarding (1) on google gives me 22 hits too. And these are used by native Japanese. Obviously some Japanese make the same mistake regarding the use of "to". Thanks for clarifying the usage!"
+4
28分
日本語 term (edited):
�ǂ��Ǝv���܂� (Japanese grammar)
２
１．…どうと思いますか。is definitely wrong not only grammatically but sounds awful.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
yumom
1分
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| agree |
Kurt Hammond
: Agree. 1. doesnt make any sense and looks like a mistake made by a non-native speaker of Japanese.
13分
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| agree |
Andreas Yan
2時間
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| agree |
Mark Kellner
5時間
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| neutral |
Minoru Kuwahara
: 2. is a quite natural Japanese, while i still accept 1. on rarer occasions. sorry that i cannot explain gramatically. -
1日 21時間
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1日 17時間
日本語 term (edited):
�ǂ��Ǝv���܂� (Japanese grammar)
"What do you think?"
Thank you!
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